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Celebration in Las Vegas

Over Labor Day weekend we surprised a most beloved cousin, Cole, for his 30th birthday in Las Vegas. We spent Friday night camping in Cedar City, UT. They have a cute Main Street where we spent some of the evening tasting wine and eating pizza.

We made it to Vegas Saturday morning and surprised our cousin at DW Bistro. Cole had no idea we were coming, his wife, Kelsey, did an excellent job at planning. Her sister and brother in law also surprised Cole for the weekend and w got to meet some other friends of there’s that live in Vegas as well. We had bottomless mimosas for brunch and then gambled a little on the strip. We ended up back at Caesars’ where our cousins were staying and relaxed poolside for awhile. We checked in to Alexis Park where we were staying for the night and got fancied up for a night out with dinner at Canalettos in the Venetian and drinks around the strip. That night we were also able to meet up with some friends from Texas who also happened to be there that weekend.

Sunday we checked out various casinos and did a little more gambling. We drank beers at Hop Nuts brewing and Banger Brewing on Fremont. We then moved over to Heart Attack Grill for delicious burgers and a unique experience complete with wearing hospital gowns and getting spanked when you didn’t finish all of your food! We casino hopped for awhile and then Derek and I headed to stay with my life long best friend, Sharon, her husband, Ricky, and their two kiddos for the evening.

Monday morning we went to breakfast with Sharon and her two kids at Makers and Founders. We said our good-byes and made our way back to Utah. We stopped in the Valley of Fire (aptly named since it was HOT) to enjoy a bit of nature before making it home.

It was another fantastic getaway although not long enough with people we love dearly!